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Grappling with Jean Jacques Machado
One of my favorite grappling sessions of all time was only about 1 or 2 minutes long. It was with Jean Jacques Macha...
Shutting Down the Leglock Game
There is a certain type of opponent who is best described as a compulsive leglocker. You know the type: no sooner hav...
Defeating the Smaller, Faster Opponent
I am sure some of you are scratching your heads, trying to figure out why on earth I would be writing about how to be...
The Larger, Stronger Opponent
If you try contesting a larger, stronger opponent using your strength against his strength you will probably lose.You...
How to Beat Any Opponent (Honest)!
The question I get asked most often goes something like this: “There is a guy at my club (let’s call him ‘Bill’) who ...
A Workout Challenge for You
This week I added a new article to the Grapplearts library called The Drills of Shaolin. In this article renowned BJJ...
Half Guard Evolution
This week I’d like to talk about the half guard. This position is one where you are lying on your back or side with o...
Eat, Sleep, Train
First I’d like to congratulate friend and former training partner Denis Kang on his recent victory in Pride Bushido 8...
Training Around
My head is spinning. I just got back from 7 days in Los Angeles, attending an Indonesian Silat training camp taugh by...
Training: How Often
Probably the most common question I get asked is “how many times a week should I train to make progress?” As with mos...
Thrashing Escapes
As you may know already, I like leglocks a lot.I have applied hundreds upon hundreds of leglocks to training partners...
Competitive 2 Person Drilling
We’ve talked about solo drills and partner drills. There is a final category of drills I’d like to talk about: compet...